The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-03-02

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Oh inc Austrian authofltleS, ana Oh
poara an Austrian man ol war ~ lurIher
cohaltlon was that Colohel was never 10
occePt CIVIL once III tlhs country,
lnesc cohditlons were 1althluly op-
served up to the tlmo OF Colonel Rlon's
last fatal illness. Ho is not known to
nave conhdcd the story OF his birth to
any one except his eldest daughter. He
Is SAID to have told her the story two or
three years ago, when she was about to
sail for Europe. 1t is said that one of
her purposes i'll going to Europe was to
examine into the death Of the Dauphin
ana TO Obtain such knowledge III regard
TO 1t as was possible from tradition and
otherwise,
"tt Is also sad that when Colonel
klon referred TO the subject just before
MS death ne observed III the counten-
nnces OF those VINO were gathered about
hlm that they supposed his mind TO be
wandering, and that he said to them:
You think that my mind is wandering,
Dut J. am Ill possession OF all my reason
ing faculties, lie then asked Or.
ilanalian to put him to some test IN
order to demonstrate the fact that he
was perfectly rational. He said (tapplng
his Drcastl i have the proofs here OF the
truth ol what say.
Colonel Rlon Is known to have been
i'll posS cssion of very valuable gold
Snuii-boX, set with diamonds, upon the
top OF which there is monogram of the
Orleans Family wrought in diamonds.
IhlS snult'boX, 1t Is SAID, had never been
seen by any member OF his family until
ilh, il!1 ue3'n' pu1 nc - kno"n 10 nave e1-
nareonoi o,,d ,,raFaasion'o1 s,;o,,l n9oo ,9o..
"ii|i P' Pioic'''uI''i tlieIo' unoer
.nJulioVloiis lJa,S us 1i secrecy Tnicn nave oeeh
iciilo!e" py ~? oC"Vh' nc S,lNe no III
Ilnlntloh 10 ms itlchd OF the history
connected WIN the possession OF this
Don, except to say that Mr.. Clemson,
the son-ln-law OF john G.. Calhoun,
brought it to him from France, when he
(Mr. ClcmsenD was secretary of the
American legation III Paris. The snuff
box has been valued by icweIlcr, since
Colonel RiOn's death, Mt 50 600 and is
of most costly and cyumisitc workman
ship.
"Coloncl Riou went to Canada soma
wears apo and fold frinnd wLmn bo hod
yoturnn1 thot bn Loj on,r ~ ~ IL
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~ u, '''IGHlcil! " Vi I''e ''ctS Ill inc case
ait" til'U Oilcrc Is lhucn cVluence TO suS"
tam the confession made by him just
before his death. Certainly no one who
knew Inn would doubt for a moment
the truth of any statement that he made
when clothed in his right mind, for be,
was the very soul OF honor"
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y" y" - Ha"l' ES,l' I5i 9i 'nhsooro son OF
M ,lo i"Ic ','".c9 , ~ .."l mas sent inc 1ol-
'y"'''5 nv ,i"IG - ~ 1t!' ~ w. "ch""leS OF the
80, "I'. XIII 'O'
M ii;i;,, i'itii,.onGU 9tSWfU.y, we ana not
'.''i'c i'"I}'!Dt'S SNch 10 ny l''hcF strange
,'Ui CIV ui": "cS"'tu 'nouSuI' ana allcr
s "t.ii ny i'ty mere ana some
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r ,",v "go,,' III 'Iic urst IN
r"mrnrroI % rhnrorrr2 40 Ia, ,,,.im ~ tncy were
from Curmishnr thc Jgjo nrnnS;scd (i"v vn,, ,,,o
However, the many inaccuracies and an
aChronisms in the true statement made by
my father, taken together With his actions
and mcohcrcncicS. plainly show that he
was under the influence of morphine and
not Ill his right mind WhCn he made it.
Hence, | thiuk no importance or weight
can be given this wandering Of an excited
brain, except that the statement was made.
'rFuc, rs told you there urc evidences
lhal he himself believed that he was the
SON O! The DHuphlu, but, as far rs proofs
arc concerned, that he was in reality such u
person there are none. DR.. H. b. Hama,
han, the attending physician at the time
of the statement and Tic following morn
lnS oppressed Il as his opinion that Father
WAS under ihc influence Of morphine.
ne auc!c Blood OF The Bourbons, as
yesterday printed, Is III nearly all particu-
lars erroneous, and as far rs publication
hy the family IS concerned, thar is simply
ridiculous You can deny the truth of the
sintcncmtas pnbhNlcd, upon my authority,
ana also state ina Father was under the in